New points of conflict with occupying forces and expanded policy of confrontation in the West Bank

Ramallah- The town of “Esna” is known as “one of the most prominent fire hotspots on the West Coast.”stone uprising“, began in late 1987 and continued for several years, but with less intense involvement.al aqsa uprising“The year 2000 and subsequent outbreaks sparked a battle al aqsa floods.

The town's sensitive location west of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank, like other hotspots, reduces opportunities for participation in popular movements against the occupation. israel separation wallTo the north is the Takumia crossing, considered the lifeline connecting the West Bank to the territory captured in 1948.

This reality has caused many residents of the town to turn to work in Israel or engage in the scrap (metal) trade, recycling and separating them from each other, a very popular industry in the town.

The mother of the martyr Uday Abu Jahisha came from the town of Esna in Hebron: he was not offended by the blood of his compatriots, he wanted to be like Ibrahim Nabulsi people. #gazawar #video pic.twitter.com/JQyHI7kdDm

– Al Jazeera Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) January 13, 2024

New realities and different resistances

The situation in this town of 30,000 people changed on Friday, January 12, when the occupying forces announced that they had successfully killed three young men who had sneaked into the “Adora” settlement and wounded one soldier. The Palestinian Ministry of Health subsequently announced that the young men were: Mohammed Arafat Abu Jahisa (15 years old), Uday Ismail Abu Jahisa (17 years old) and Ismail Ahmed Abu Jahisa (19), both from Idna town.

As part of a series of collective punishments targeted at the town's residents, the occupation immediately began “a strict and suffocating siege of the town from all sides, widespread arrests, and raids on the homes of the martyrs' families, destroying their belongings and belongings.” Mayor Jaber Al-Tamizi said five industrial facilities were threatened to be demolished and trucks and vehicles confiscated.

#picture | Martyrs Ismail Abu Jahisa, Mahmoud Abu Jahisa and Adi Abu Jahisa from the town of Idna west of Hebron in the “Adora” settlement last night Died after being shot. pic.twitter.com/xLlALT9GVO

– Palestine Information Center (@PalinfoAr) January 13, 2024

The town of Doura, not far from the town of Edna and to its east, was on the verge of a violent Israeli invasion that resulted in the martyrdom of a young woman, Ahed Mahmoud Awlad Muhammad (24), She was a little girl standing on the roof of her home while 10 people including the young man Mohammed Hassan Ibrahim Abu Seba (22) were injured and thousands of mourners came to attend their funeral, Mourning for them. Flags of various factions were flying high, a scene the town had not been used to for years.

As for the eastern part of the city of Hebron, the town of Baninaim has drawn attention to the fact that the perpetrator of Monday's stabbing and trampling attack in the city of “Raanana” within the Green Line was Ahmed Mohamed Ali Ziadat. (25) and his uncle Mahmoud Ali Salem Ziadat (44). They were arrested on the same day.

Collective punishment disrupted the lives of the residents, the entrance to the town was closed, the perpetrators' homes were searched, their families were beaten, and the dimensions of two houses were measured in preparation for demolition.

A group of occupation forces attacks the West Bank town of Baninaim, east of Hebron pic.twitter.com/USttWfGSix

– Al Jazeera Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) January 14, 2024

Extend from north to south

In the past few days, the events in three towns in the southern West Bank represent a new acceleration and expansion of the confrontation with the Israeli occupation, while the “Raanana” operation and the attack on the “Adora” settlement represent a diversified Tools of confrontation.

When interpreting the process of confrontation in the West Bank, political analyst Samer Anabtawi said, “Indeed, before October 7 last year, popular resistance was limited to some conflict points in the West Bank, and armed resistance also It’s limited to some refugee camps in the north, but the Israeli side is trying to escalate the situation there.”

Anab Tawi added in an interview with Al Jazeera that “the policy of the Israeli government headed by… Benjamin Netanyahuand membership of two extremist ministers. itama ben gvir andBezare SmotrichThis is an upgrade that is evident to the prisoners, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the settlement. “

Regarding the differences after October 7 last year, the analyst added, “Due to the invasion of the Israeli army, the situation on the ground began to escalate further. Within 100 days, hundreds of people were martyred and thousands of people were injured in the West Bank, while the Israeli army also showed acts of resistance.” After being limited to the Jenin refugee camp, Old Nablus and some villages and refugee camps, it began to expand to new areas such as Jericho, Qalqiliya, Hebron and Tulkarem. “

The non-governmental Palestinian information center “Ma'ta” also recorded 567 acts of resistance by Palestinians across the West Bank from December 15 last year to January 11 this year, including 140 shooting incidents, affecting almost the entire West Coast region. Bank provinces.

As of Wednesday, Israel's escalation in the West Bank had killed 360 Palestinians, injured nearly 2,200, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, and around 6,000 people were arrested, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club.

extended deterrence

Political analyst Anab Tawi believes that “dealing with the West Bank problem depends on the conflict between two Israeli tendencies, one is the ruling tendency to launch an aggressive war against the entire Palestinian people, and the other is to warn the Palestinian people of their opposition. Pie trend”. The situation exploded. “

He added, “The focus of the war is indeed the killing and destruction in the Gaza Strip, but there is an undeclared war in the West Bank, characterized by repression and eradication before the resistance movement develops, in order to achieve the goal of Deterrence of people”. On the one hand, there are sanctions against the Palestinian people, which we see in the systematic destruction of buildings and cars. “Targeting aircraft, torturing prisoners, dismembering areas.”

The political analyst added, “A second trend in Israel warns of an explosion as the situation opens up a new front by withholding funds from the authorities, intensifying repression and preventing workers from reaching their workplaces.”

Anabtawi believes that “extremist trends that seek to escalate in the West Bank are prevalent” because it has not yet achieved the deterrence it seeks. “What we are witnessing today is an ongoing confrontation that is increasing in number and even wider,” he explained. area”.

Palestinian analysts pointed out that “the occupying forces tried to destroy a cohesion but failed. What happened in the Gaza Strip was a response to what happened in the West Bank. Therefore, the West Bank is completely cohesive and inclusive.” Gaza Strip , but this will not affect the determination of the Palestinian people. “